You probably don’t know who he is or what he is known for, but you surely enjoy his work every summer.

In 1902, Willis Carrier invented the first air conditioning unit. (He died in 1950 at the age of 73)

His company, the Carrier Corporation has sales of over $15 billion and employs around 45,000 people.

I heard he was a pretty cool guy.

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